https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/intro-to-the-g-run-guitar-intermediate
Whether you play solos or just stickin’ to rhythm, the G run is a quintessential part of bluegrass guitar! In this lesson we learn the theory, timing, and some basic variations!
Great lesson on incorporation the G run into playing. Also a great case for having the index finger available when playing the G chord! Thanks Ben!
Great lesson Ben. I have been wanting to get started on this. You made it very easy to understand and practice😊
To whom it may concern:
I learned this G run before coming to @BanjoBen ‘s site. The way I was taught involved only 4 total pick strokes: one on the first G; the second being a down pick on the A string, covering the open A, hammer onto the first fret, slide to the second; an up pick on the open D, hammer onto second fret, then pull off; finally, down pick on the open G. This worked fine, and I got it up to speed. Then I saw Ben doing it the way he teaches. It was really difficult for me, so I continued doing it the other way. Finally, after doing this lesson, I decided to just force myself to learn it the way he teaches. IT SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER! There is a marked difference between the two pick patterns. The first way I was taught gets the job done; the way Ben teaches has such a better drive to it, and emphasizes the individual notes so much better. So if you play the G run differently, go ahead and learn it Ben’s way. There is a place for each version. At higher tempos, I still have to do it the original way that I’d learned. But it’s good to have a better way to do something!